9629

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9629
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Selected NEPA Documents.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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Interaaencv Activities Part 505 Environmental Review
Chanter 1 Policy and Responsibilit~Ps 505 FW 1 1
1.1 Purpose. This part establishes policy and provides uniform guidance
to Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) personnel participating in other
agencies' National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes and with
Federal and State agencies in the review of environmental documents
(40 CFR 1508.10) and other related project reviews.
1.2 Scope. This part addresses Service reviews of actions being planned by
other Federal agencies under NEPA and other related reviews for which the
Service has legal jurisdiction and/or special expertise. It does not address
Service compliance with NEPA for its own actions, which are in 550 FW.
1.3 Policy. Service personnel shall provide timely input and effective
participation in other agencies' environmental documents and other project
reviews to further our mission of providing Federal leadership to achieving
a national net gain of fish and wildlife and the natural systems which
support them.
1.4 Authority. Major authorities, regulations, and guidance which establish
and promulgate the above purpose are listed below. The chapter on other
Related Reviews (505 FW 4) addresses additional authorities for Service
reviews.
A. 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended.
B. 40 CFR 1500-1508, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations
for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, July 1, 1986.
C. 46 FR 18026, CEQ's Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ's National
Environmental Policy Act Regulations, March 23, 1981.
D. 48 FR 34263, CEQ's Guidance Regarding NEPA Regulations, July 28, 1983.
E. 516 DM 1 and 7, Department of the Interior's (Departmental or DOI)
Manual; Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance (OEPC) Environmental Review (ER) Memoranda.
1.5 Terms Used.
A. Definition of Terms. Terms particular to NEPA, environmental
documents, and other project reviews are defined in CEQ's NEPA regulations
(40 CFR 1508). A list of acronyms and abbreviations common to all chapters
is found in Exhibit 1.
B. Environmental Review (ER) Number. Environmental documents and other
project reviews are forwarded by DOI's OEPC to the Service and other DOI
bureaus for review and comment. These documents are controlled by
assignment of an ER number. The number before the slash represents the
calendar year and the number after the slash represents the sequential
order of the document, e.g., ER 93/0167. The same ER number is generally